News Releases & Advisories

September 17, 2025: Lowe’s Home Improvement Ordered to Pay $1 Million for Price Overcharges

LOS ANGELES — Lowe’s, a national home improvement and hardware retailer with 110 stores in California, has been ordered by the Court to pay $1 million to resolve a civil lawsuit alleging the company charged prices higher than the lowest advertised or posted price and falsely advertised accurate prices for products.

September 17, 2025: DA Hochman Statement on Court Denial of Menendez Brothers Habeas Corpus Petition

I commend Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William C. Ryan for his thoughtful and decisive ruling rejecting a new trial for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who remain in prison for the 1989 murders of their parents, José and Kitty Menendez. This ruling closes yet another door in the brothers’ long campaign to escape accountability for their actions.

September 16, 2025: Judge Rejects Defense Motion to Dismiss Public Corruption Charges Against City Councilmember Curren Price

LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge today rejected in its entirety Curren Price’s motion to dismiss felony public corruption charges filed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, ruling that the case will move forward with a preliminary hearing on Nov. 3.

September 10, 2025: Man Charged in DUI Crash Into Downey Home That Killed 73-Year-Old Grandmother and Injured Granddaughter

DOWNEY, Calif. – A 24-year-old man has been charged with DUI gross vehicular manslaughter for crashing into a Downey home in the middle of the night, killing a 73-year-old grandmother and injuring her 24-year-old granddaughter as they were sleeping.

September 10, 2025: Courage Awards Handed Out in Pasadena to Four Who Helped Victims of Violent Crime

PASADENA, Calif. – Two passengers on a Pasadena train who stopped a woman from continuing to set another passenger on fire, a woman who helped save the life of a domestic violence shooting victim in Azusa and a worker who came to the aid of a woman being attacked in Hollywood were all honored by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office today.

September 10, 2025: Premios por Valentía Entregados en Pasadena a Cuatro que Ayudaron a Víctimas de Delitos Violentos

PASADENA, Calif. - Dos pasajeros de un tren en Pasadena que impidieron que una mujer continuara encendiendo en llamas a otro pasajero, una mujer que ayudó a salvar la vida de una víctima de un tiroteo de violencia doméstica en Azusa y un trabajador que acudió en ayuda de una mujer que estaba siendo atacada violentamente en Hollywood fueron honrados hoy por la Fiscalía de Distrito del Condado de Los Ángeles.

September 9, 2025: Montebello Business Owner Charged with Knowingly Selling Merchandise Stolen from Train

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – A Montebello man has been charged with selling millions of dollars’ worth of goods stolen from a train this summer.

September 9, 2025: LA County Employee Charged with Hate Crimes

LOS ANGELES – An employee at Los Angeles County Counsel has been charged with felony hate crimes for sending multiple death threats to an Asian co-worker, as recently as last week.

September 8, 2025: Inglewood Man Charged With Killing Two Men, Trying to Kill Another After Meeting Them on Online Dating App

LOS ANGELES – A 34-year-old man was charged today with murdering two men and attempting to kill another after meeting the victims via an online dating app.

September 3, 2025: Man Charged With Murdering 13-Year-Old at Pico Rivera Gas Station

PICO RIVERA, CA – A 20-year-old man has been charged with killing a 13-year-old boy who was waiting for his mother to finish work at a gas station in Pico Rivera last month.

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